VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example: Http.HttpSReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpSReq method. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse

'  Specify the details of the HTTP request.
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/json"
req.Path = "/echo_request_body.asp"

Dim requestBody As String = "{""greeting"":""Hello World""}"
req.LoadBodyFromString(requestBody,"utf-8")

'  Send a POST to https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp with a JSON request body.
success = http.HttpSReq("chilkatsoft.com",443,True,req,resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)

'  Examine the request we sent.
'  The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
'  and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

'  Output:

'  POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
'  Host: chilkatsoft.com
'  Content-Type: application/json
'  Content-Length: 26
'  
'  {"greeting":"Hello World"}